IBM Building Facebook for Scientists

IBM Building Facebook for Scientists

That whole "Facebook of..." thing is a pretty common description these days.  It makes sense, Facebook is wildly popular (even we have a Facebook page) and 4 years ago we were called Facebook…
EPA Too Powerful?   5 More Power Plants To Close

EPA Too Powerful? 5 More Power Plants To Close

The EPA believes it has the ability to impose new regulations aimed at limiting greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants including mercury and arsenic without Congressional approval. Oddly, both…
DZERO Refutes New CDF Dijet Resonance!

DZERO Refutes New CDF Dijet Resonance!

And here they come. Much awaited (and anticipated), today the DZERO collaboration presents their findings in the search of the same dijet resonance which made it to the New York Times as well as to…
Killer sprouts?

Killer sprouts?

While shopping earlier today, I came across these:   Many of you will, I expect, have heard of the recent E.Coli outbreak in Germany.  Today, we learn from BBC news German tests link bean…
NSF Stopping Death Of Science Content?

NSF Stopping Death Of Science Content?

Did science in newspapers die?  By 2009, USA Today, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal ended their Science sections, leaving just the New York Times as a major paper with a…
Meet the Earless Fukushima Bunny

Meet the Earless Fukushima Bunny

A cute little bunny has sparked renewed radiation fear in Japan. The rabbit was (allegedly) born near the severely damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant and has no ears (see video).   However…